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Kazakhstan has redistributed 260 thousand tonnes of oil due to changes in transit via the Druzhba pipeline.

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The Ministry of Energy has announced the redistribution of 260,000 tonnes of oil to alternative export routes following adjustments to transit via the Druzhba pipeline towards Germany. Part of the volumes will be redirected to the port of Ust-Luga and through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC).

The accounts of journalist Vadim Boreyko were blocked after a claim for 71 million tenge.

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The bank accounts of journalist Vadim Boreyko were frozen after a civil claim for 71 million tenge was filed against him by a construction company in Almaty. According to him, the restrictions affected accounts in various banks, including cards and a pension account.

The KNB has shut down a telephone fraud group in Almaty, with losses amounting to over 15 million tenge.

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In April 2026, the activities of a criminal group linked to telephone fraud were suppressed in Almaty. According to law enforcement agencies, over 4 million calls were made through the scheme they had created, and the damage to telecom operators exceeded 15 million tenge.

Developer Moldir Suyunshali is suspected of raising 3.9 billion tenge for the Nura Elite project

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The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) is investigating a case against the head of several construction companies, Moldir Suy unshali. She is suspected of large-scale fraud in attracting citizens' funds to the Nura Elite cottage town project in Astana.

The leader of the "Baitaq" party was not allowed into Russia and was sent back to Kazakhstan.

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Azamatkhan Amirtayev, chairman of the Baitak party, reported that he was denied passage through border control in Russia and sent back to Kazakhstan. According to him, the trip was related to attending a congress of environmental parties, which was scheduled to take place on 26 April.

The Zhanabylov bloggers were sentenced to up to 2 years for illegal business and money laundering.

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The Inter-district Criminal Court of Astana has passed sentence on bloggers Yerbolat Zhanabylov and Elmira Tolegenova in the high-profile case linked to their online project. The verdict was announced following the conclusion of the trial.

Kazakhstan strengthens the localisation of agricultural machinery and attracts new manufacturers

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Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with heads of foreign agricultural engineering companies, following which new agreements were signed on localising production machinery in Kazakhstan. The documents provide for the establishment of new production facilities at the Localisation Centre in Kostanay and reflect the growing interest of international players in the country's market.

The rise in measles incidence among children has been recorded in the Zhambyl region.

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Since the beginning of 2026, 191 cases of measles have been registered in the Zhambyl region. More than 80% of those infected are children under 14, with the vast majority of patients not having been vaccinated. The main outbreak of the disease occurred in the city of Taraz.

Hundreds of millions of tenge embezzled from medical insurance funds are being investigated in Astana

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In Astana, a pre-trial investigation is being conducted into the director of two private clinics over the possible illegal receipt of funds from the Social Health Insurance Fund. According to the investigation, information was entered into the system about patients who did not actually receive medical services. The suspect has been placed in custody, and his property has been seized.

The ARFR has recognised that the participation of AI on the board of directors of Samruk-Kazyna is contrary to the law.

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The Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Regulation and Development of the Financial Market has stated that the participation of artificial intelligence on the board of directors of the Samruk-Kazyna fund does not comply with the legislation on joint-stock companies. The regulator pointed out that only a natural person can be a member of the board of directors. This position was set out in an official response to a request from the QAMS Association of Minority Shareholders.

The Speaker of the Mazhilis pointed out to the Vice-Minister of Trade his lack of preparedness for the deputies' questions.

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At a meeting of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Vice-Minister of Trade and Integration Aidar Abildabekov was unable to answer a number of questions from deputies during discussions on a bill to ratify an agreement within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). He asked permission to provide answers later in writing. The Speaker of the Mazhilis, Yerlan Koshanov, publicly pointed out that such a situation was unacceptable.

In the Majilis, the threat of a staffing collapse in Kazakhstan's rural healthcare sector has been highlighted.

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Mazhilis deputy Guldara Nurumova has stated that there is a critical shortage of medical workers in rural areas of Kazakhstan. Despite the payments for young doctors provided for by state programmes, in a number of regions the funds have not reached the specialists. The parliamentarian demanded from the government specific reports and responsive measures.
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